Faisal Fehad

Forward-thinking Solution Architect and Senior Software Engineer with a proven track record of translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical architectures. Adept at driving high-level system design, defining enterprise technical roadmaps, and leading 'Buy vs. Build' evaluations through targeted Proof of Concepts (PoCs).

Strong background in designing highly available distributed systems, Cloud infrastructure (AWS), and event-driven architectures. Currently focused on architecting cutting-edge AI and Agentic solutions (RAG, Model Context Protocol, LLM Orchestration) for enterprise use cases. Demonstrated ability to lead technical enablement, mentor engineering squads, and bridge the gap between technical execution and business strategy.

Software Engineer (Acting Technical Lead / Architect Capacity) - Sky

(2022-10 - 2026-01)

• Technical Architecture & Target State: Architected and governed the technical target state for high-traffic customer platforms serving millions of daily users. Ensured high availability (HA), fault tolerance, and optimal performance across complex distributed systems.
• Technology Evaluation & Strategy: Led 'Buy vs. Build' evaluations and technical spikes to assess new tooling. Designed and presented technical Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to executive stakeholders, engineering leadership, and product teams, driving architectural decisions based on rigorous analysis of cost, security, system impact, and scalability.
• Enterprise Integration & API Design: Architected scalable integrations and defined strict API contracts (GraphQL and REST) within a micro-frontends ecosystem. Ensured cohesive data flow and secure communication between frontend applications and legacy enterprise backend services.
• Observability & Data Pipelines: Designed event-driven Node.js services with structured logging and metrics instrumentation (Prometheus), feeding clean, actionable signals into downstream data pipelines to proactively monitor system health.
• Cross-Team Enablement & Technical Leadership: Mentored a newly integrated engineering squad during a critical application handover. Established comprehensive architectural guidelines, testing (TDD) standards, and robust documentation, ensuring a seamless transition.
• Performance & Resilience: Designed intelligent caching strategies (Redis), hardened CI pipelines to reduce deployment failures, and implemented robust error-handling mechanisms to optimize system uptime.

Software Engineer - Matches Fashion

(2020-12 - 2022-10)

• Cloud & Event-Driven Architecture: Designed and delivered scalable, event-driven AWS Serverless backends (utilizing Lambda and API Gateway), supported by foundational Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), to handle high-scale e-commerce traffic spikes and feature rollouts.
• Business Alignment & Stakeholder Management: Acted as the technical bridge between business leaders, executive stakeholders, and engineering. Translated e-commerce business requirements into actionable technical designs, component architectures, and implementable roadmaps.
• Engineering Excellence & Mentorship: Championed Agile engineering practices, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and CI/CD best practices, significantly reducing deployment risks. Mentored cross-functional team members, successfully guiding a QA professional into a full-time Software Engineering role.

Software Engineer - London Specialist Pharmacy

(2020-03 - 2020-09)

• Secure System Design & Compliance: Transitioned manual, paper-based healthcare workflows into secure, automated digital systems using React and Node.js.
• Data Privacy & Governance: Architected systems with a strict emphasis on patient data privacy, role-based access control (RBAC), and compliance with healthcare data handling standards.

Software Engineer Trainee - Northcoders

(2019-02 - 2019-05)

Completed an intensive 12-week software engineering bootcamp focusing on modern Javascript/TypeScript stacks and agile methodologies.